Amor a la medida, (English: "Tailored Love") also known as El sastre, (English: "The Tailor")[1] is a 1993 Mexican musical romantic drama film directed by Raúl Araiza and starring Los Tigres del Norte. It features a plot based on the 1950 Mexican film Vagabunda.[2]
| Amor a la medida | |
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| Directed by | Raúl Araiza |
| Screenplay by | Raúl Araiza Francisco Sánchez |
| Story by | Enrique Franco María Amparo Escandón |
| Starring | Los Tigres del Norte |
| Cinematography | Gastón Hurtado |
| Edited by | Javier Patiño |
| Music by | Osnib Cassab |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
It is the last feature film that Los Tigres del Norte starred in after appearing in films since 1978; subsequent productions they would appear in were recordings of their concerts.[3]
Plot
editThe musical band Los Tigres del Norte record an album. During the recordings, one of the members watches the film Vagabunda on television. Afterwards, he gets involved in a love affair with a woman with a dark past. At the end, it is revealed that the events of the film were a dream that the bandmember had after having fallen asleep while watching Vagabunda, whose plot is similar to his affair with the woman from his dream.
Cast
edit- Los Tigres del Norte
- Jorge Hernández as Jorge
- Hernán Hernández as Hernán
- Raúl Hernández as Raul
- Eduardo Hernández Moncada as Eduardo
- Óscar Lara as Oscar
- Julieta Rosen as María Elena
- Claudia Guzmán as Vicky
- Humberto Elizondo as Ernesto Franco
- Raúl Padilla "Chóforo" as Ulises
- Bruno Rey as Gonzalo
- Alberto Pedret as León
- Ignacio Retes as Don Nacho
- César Sobrevals
- Paco Stanley as himself
- Victor Tolosa
- Ruben Cuellar
- Patricia Mayer
- Martha Covarrubias
References
edit- ^ a b Miranda López, Raúl (2006). Del quinto poder al séptimo arte: la producción fílmica de Televisa (in Spanish). CONACULTA/Cineteca Nacional. ISBN 970-9961-04-7.
- ^ a b García Riera, Emilio (1998). Breve historia del cine mexicano: primer siglo, 1897-1997 (in Spanish). Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. ISBN 968-5096-00-7.
- ^ Díaz-Santana Garza, Luis (2016). HISTORIA DE LA MÚSICA NORTEÑA MEXICANA: Desde los grupos precursores al auge del narcocorrido (in Spanish). Plaza y Valdes. p. 160. ISBN 978-607-402-836-2.